The Last Days of Patton

The Last Days of Patton is a 1986 madefortelevision film sequel to the 1970 film Patton, which portrays the last few months of the generals life. George C. Scott reprises the role of General George S. Patton, and Eva Marie Saint portrays Beatrice Patton, the generals wife. It was directed by Delbert Mann, his final film.

Shortly thereafter, on December 9, 1945 a day before he was to transfer back to the United States, Patton is involved in an automobile accident that seriously injures his spinal column, paralyzing him. As he lies in his hospital bed, he flashes back to earlier pivotal moments in his life, including stories his father told him of his grandfathers service during the American Civil War which inspired him to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, his marriage to his wife Beatrice Eva Marie Saint, and his championing of the use of tanks in the United States Army.President Harry S. Truman and other government officials, not wanting Patton to die on German soil, order him transferred to a stateside hospital. Preparations, including a full plaster body cast, are made, but Patton dies of an embolism on December 21, 1945. ........

Source: Wikipedia